<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: News &amp; Videos about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Asia_Pacific_Economic_Cooperation</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:51:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: News &amp; Videos about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Asia_Pacific_Economic_Cooperation</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Accounting grows in shrinking economy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/12/accounting/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/12/accounting/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>When the power brokers of the business world meet, the accountants are never far behind.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dollar slips as risk demand rises</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/markets/dollar.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/markets/dollar.reut/index.htm</guid><description>The dollar slipped on Monday as traders took a lack of agreement on currencies among Asian and U.S. leaders as a cue to sell the greenback, even as speculation of a near-term yuan appreciation cooled.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gold hits fresh record 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surfaced that an air force officer was accused of spying for the Chilean government, Peru's foreign minister said Saturday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Protectionism' the bogey at APEC</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/11/singapore/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/11/singapore/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>While economists fret whether the sharp "V"-shaped drop of the financial crisis will turn into a double-dipped "W" recovery, Tan Pheng Hock is most worried about the "P" word: Protectionism.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Does APEC matter anymore?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/06/apec.does.it.matter/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/06/apec.does.it.matter/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As political and business leaders representing more 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2008 04:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush urges against trade barriers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/22/news/economy/Bush_APEC/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/22/news/economy/Bush_APEC/index.htm</guid><description>President George W. 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